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IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar wins the Aiguille d’Or award at the GPHG 2024

Watchmaking excellence was celebrated at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony, hosted by French actress Carole Bouquet

Por: Karla Sofía Espinoza
IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar Aiguille d'Or GPHG 2024
The prestigious Grand Prix Aiguille d'Or at the GPHG 2024 went to IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar /Photo Courtesy of IWC

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) Academy recognized the mastery and creativity of contemporary watchmaking with 21 awards in as many categories, including the prestigious Grand Prix Aiguille d’Or, which went to IWC Schaffhausen for the Portugieser Eternal Calendar watch.

 

The GPHG Academy and Jury 2024 chaired by Nick Foulkes recognized the innovations and creativity of watches submitted by brands such as Bernhard Lederer, Bovet 1822, Chopard, Daniel Roth, De Bethune, H. Moser & Cie, Kudoke, Laurent Ferrier, Massena Lab, Ming, Otsuka Lotec, Piaget, Rémy Cools, Van Cleef & Arpels and Voutilainen.

The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony was hosted by French actress Carole Bouquet / Photo Courtesy of GPHG
The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony was hosted by French actress Carole Bouquet / Photo Courtesy of GPHG
Christoph Grainger-Herr IWC CEO Aiguille dOr 2024
Christoph Grainger-Herr, IWC CEO / Photo Courtesy of GPGH

The Special Jury Prize, which rewards a key figure or institution in the world of watchmaking, was attributed this year to the artisan watch case maker Jean-Pierre Hagmann.

 

 

The GPHG, created in 2001, recognizes exceptional watchmaking creations of the year and aims to promote the outstanding quality of Swiss watchmaking. The GPHG is also known as the “Oscars” of the Swiss watch industry.

Most distinguished award

The Portugieser Eternal Calendar won the main prize of the GPHG: The Aiguille d’Or. This watch is IWC’s first secular perpetual calendar. An exclusive, newly developed 400-year mechanism ensures that the calendar automatically skips three leap years over four centuries. It also features a moon phase display with unprecedented accuracy: The Double Moon™ phase display will theoretically deviate only one day from the lunar orbit after 45,361,055 years, a world record.

 

This timepiece features an intricately crafted platinum case, box-shaped sapphire crystals on the front and back, and a transparent crystal dial elegantly displaying the IWC-manufactured 52640 caliber.

The Portugieser Eternal Calendar watch is IWC's first secular perpetual calendar / Photo Courtesy IWC
The Portugieser Eternal Calendar watch is IWC's first secular perpetual calendar / Photo Courtesy IWC

 

The 90 nominated watches, including the 20 winners, are on display at the Musée Rath in Geneva, Switzerland, until November 17. The laureates of this year’s competition will also be presented from November 21 to 23 at the Central University Library in Bucharest.

2024 Prize List

  • Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix: IWC Schaffhausen, Portugieser Eternal Calendar
  • Audacity Prize: Berneron, Mirage Sienna
  • Eco-innovation Prize: Chopard, L.U.C Qualité Fleurier
  • Chronometry Prize: Bernhard Lederer, 3 Times Certified Observatory Chronometer
  • Horological Revelation Prize: Rémy Cools, Tourbillon Atelier
  • Iconic Watch Prize: Piaget, Piaget Polo 79
  • Tourbillon Watch Prize: Daniel Roth, Tourbillon Souscription
  • Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize: Laurent Ferrier, Classic Moon Silver
  • Mechanical Exception Watch Prize: Bovet 1822, Récital 28 Prowess 1
  • Chronograph Watch Prize: Massena Lab, Chronograph Monopoussoir Sylvain Pinaud x Massena Lab
  • Sports Watch Prize: Ming, 37.09 Bluefin
  • Men’s Complication Watch Prize: De Bethune, DB Kind Of Grande Complication
  • Men’s Watch Prize: Voutilainen, KV20i Reversed
  • Time Only Watch Prize: H. Moser & Cie, Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel
  • Jewellery Watch Prize: Chopard, Laguna High-Jewellery Secret Watch
  • Artistic Crafts Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Jour Enchanté
  • Ladies’ Complication Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Arpels Brise d'Été
  • Ladies’ Watch Prize: Van Cleef & Arpels, Lady Jour Nuit
  • Petite Aiguille Watch Prize: Kudoke, 3 Salmon
  • Challenge Watch Prize: Otsuka Lotec, No.6
  • Special Jury Prize: Jean-Pierre Hagmann

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